The Official Venmo Blog

May 28, 2015 · by Tiem Song, Android Engineer

Today, at Google I/O, Google unveiled Android M Developer Preview, which will include new fingerprint capability for Android devices when M rolls out, and we’ve integrated this new capability into the Venmo app.

Soon, consumers using Venmo on their Android device with a fingerprint sensor will be able to unlock their password protected Venmo app with their fingerprint instead of a PIN.

We’re always looking for ways to make Venmo simple and delightful to use, while keeping our high standards of security. Enabling fingerprint authentication on supported Android devices lets us maintain our security standards, yet reduce the friction of entering a PIN.

We’ll be rolling out the new Android-enabled fingerprint technology in the Venmo app later this year. Stay tuned to try it out!